Price Check 2002 Maserati GT Coupe....

are you checking to see if this is a reasonable price for the coupe?
or you have the coupe for sale?

what color is the car and interior?

 

Not bad, but '02's back in April where going for about $49k, higher miles ofcourse, reasonably loaded with cambios.

 

They also had a few stories behind them. The cleaner ones no story were going for $55-60k. I noticed all the $45-50k ranged ones had minor flaws through-out the car. If you found in great condition which I don't doubt then it's just a great dealer.

 

Not bad for a 6spd in good shape....I just saw an F1 wholesale with higher miles for $51k.

 

As the warranty expires on these cars the bottom will fall out of the resale market , especially the ones with the 'cambio corsa' tranny. It will be a brave soul indeed that buys a cambio corsa Maserati without a warranty!

 

I don't understand where you are going with this. They are far more reliable than a Ferrari and I'd go as far as a Merc. AMG. They are having their best sales year in a long while, and the word is out that you can buy a used feature packed exotic for about $50k. And cambio corsa Masers have had far less issues than SMG M3's!?!

 

How reliable they really are is irrelevant...its the Maserati perception along with the high cost of repairing semi-manual type gear boxes. The same thing applies to the BMW SMGs IMHO. Ferrari can get away with it because people go into the purchase of a Ferrari accepting that they will be expensive to repair. Maserati is after the BMW/MB/Jag customer who expects his/her car to be a trouble free appliance...not an expensive to maintain exotic...Used Maseratis out of warranty will be $20k cars before you know it...

 

I wish I could disagree with most of this but I think only 2 things I would change.

1. I don't think there's a general perception that Maseratis are a problem mechanically, perhaps they're not as mainstream as BMW but then they and Mercedes are having their own problems right now.

2. I think $20k is pretty extreme.

I do have to say that this gearbox scares the sh*t out of me and no I would not buy one without a 4 year warranty.
Even if it is a decent design, how do you know what the previous owner(s) have done. I know, understand and can quantify the repair cost for a clutch and a six speed. Of course it's still probably outrageous as it's now a Ferrari design.

The answer to a lot of this is having Maserati offer a certified used car program so that when these cars do come off of warranty it's not a horrific crap shoot for the buyer. How else are they going to boost resale values?

Bob S.

 

1) people in my circles remember the Biturbo. And, I belive there is a general public perception that Italian cars are not as reliable as German, Japanese and American cars; 2) I suppose we will see. The fact their value has already dropped by over 1/2 of MSRP in less in ~ 4 years indicates where their future value is headed. My 2000 M5 is now 6 years old and it hasn't dropped that much; I do think they are beautiful cars and I would love to own a stick shift model. And, I may just buy one when they do get down in the $20k range...which will not be long IMHO.

 

parkerfe, I don't disagree with everything you said but one thing to keep in mind is that most dealers were already discounting new Masers by atleast $15-20k right off the bat. Also, their values have held reasonably well in the past 6 or 7 months. The low miles Maser that I bought last May is still going roughly for the same price now. Once the prices drop to the mid $40's, you'll be in the M3 territory.
I feel sorry for Maser. as their fate has been passed on from the hands of one manufacturer to another. Hopefully when the dust settles they will be able to offer a comprehensive extended warranty program but with exotics like this, I doubt it.

 

Discounting new cars $15-20k off MSRP sounds a lot like GM!

 

the world has changed a lot since then.

 

But, the real question is has Maserati? Just like in the Biturbo days Maserati seems to be tosssed from owner to owner like a hot potato that nobody wants...

 

The early Biturbos (84-86) are still tossed around, like hand grenades, but the later ones have done much better here and in Europe it's a totally different situation with the later models (90-2001). They're not prized like Ferraris but a clean Ghibli II of the 96-97 era fetches 15-18K Euros. The 3200GTs are much higher.

I wouldn't expect to see 4200's in the low 20's any time soon unless something catastrophic happens with the mechanical design. That would happen with Ferrari mechanicals would it?

 

the real answer is yes.